The
name Kewpie is as exclusive to Hickman as the spirit that the name suggests.
The name itself dates back to 1909, when the first Kewpie was created by
an Ozark resident named Rose O'Neill. The Kewpie first appeared in the
Cresset in 1914 in a dedication to the basketball team, whose loyalty to
the school and to the Kewpie motto to keep smiling has won the state championship.
The story can be heard as told by Sam Church a 1914 Kewpie, who was there
when the "Kewpie" became the mascot of the Columbia High School, to his
great niece, Lucy Church in the 60s at the Church family reunionn in Kansas
City. See Sam's story and learn a little about the "The
Kewpie of the Century."

There have
been several stories making the tie between the Kewpie and the old Columbia
High team. The one most generally thought of as authentic, until Lucy Church
appeared in May of 2009, is about a game in which the Kewpies were playing
against a school with much larger players, and were described by reporters
as smiling Alike Kewpies, even though they were being outmanned. No matter
what the story, the unique name and spirit associated with the Kewpies
is something that every Hickman graduate carries with him or her always.

Finally
and coincidentally on the 100th anniversary of Rose O'Neill's Kewpie, the
first account of the "Kewpie" becoming the mascot of Columbia/Hickman High
School, was finally told by someone who was there and told by the first
Kewpie to letter in four sports and captain of the Columbia High School
Basketball Team of 1914, Sam Church.

Thank you
Lucy for sharing this story and thanks to Sam for telling it Lucy!

LET me but
live my life from year to year,With forward
face and unreluctant soul;Not hurrying
to, nor turning from the goal;Not mourning
for the things that disappearIn the
dim past, nor holding back in fearFrom what
the future veils; but with a wholeAnd happy
heart, that pays its tollTo Youth
and Age, and travels on with cheer.

So let the
way wind up the hill or down,O'er rough
or smooth, the journey will be joy:Still seeking
what I sought when but a boy,New friendship,
high adventure, and a crown,My heart
will keep the courage of the quest,And hope
the road's last turn will be the best.

I went to Hickman
my sophomore year only and had a great time. I recently renewed contact
with Kirkie Bragg of the class of '51 through "classmates".Here is
a good story. I was attending a women's church group meeting in Augusta,
Georgia in 1962, where I also happened to finish high school but had been
away for 10 years.I saw the
husband's picture on an end table and commented to his wife that I could
remember him from high school. She said "that's funny because he didn't
go to high school here. He went to Hickman High School in Columbia
Missouri." What a coincidence......

There
are six distinct parts. It’s foundation is a ribbon of support.The letters on the ribbon are D.H.H.H.S. which
stand forDAVID H. HICKMAN HIGH SCHOOL.

In the lower right corner is the lyre indicating
MUSIC, to the leftare the palette and brush, the emblems of ART.
In the upper rightrests the lamp of eternal KNOWLEDGE, and opposite
this sectionto the left is the wreath of VICTORY which
sympolizes not onlythe physical victory but also the moral victory
for which we all strive.

Above the emblems of music, art, victory and
knowledge shines thetorch of TRUTH AND ACHIEVEMENT. This
torch guides usin unselfishly passing on to others the knowledge
we have gainedfrom the various fields mentioned.

With this light to guide us, WE CANNOT FAIL,
so all of us must do our part to keep its light briqht.

PURPLE: Symbolic of royalty and indicative of
the highest of ideals and aims.GOLD: Symbolic of integrity and honesty.

In honor of these
129 members of the "Class of 1928"More Hickman Kewpie History will be added when
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---"They
always call him Mr Kewpie,they always
call him Mr K,he can
run and he can throw,give him
a ball and just look at him go.Hip, hip-hooray
for Mr. Kewpie,he's gonna
win it today! So give
a great big cheerfor the
hero of the year,Mr. Kewpie,Co-lum-bi-a".(pronounced
"Ko, lum, bye, aaaa --long a).
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